American Trust Company (Charlotte, NC)

Episode Information

Episode UID
66001971536
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
trust
Bank ID
6600197 routing
Routing Number
66-0019
Start Date
December 17, 1927
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina (35.227, -80.843)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
63e4b2f1fa347245

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR in Article 1 is poor; Article 1 indicates a receiver appointment in 1927 while Article 2 is a routine holiday closing in 1933.

Events (3)
1. December 17, 1927 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
BANK APPOINTED RECEIVER ... The American Trust company ... by Judge Harding in Meck superior
Source
newspapers
2. December 17, 1927 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
BANK APPOINTED RECEIVER ... The American Trust company
Source
newspapers
3. January 1, 1933 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Banks closed for the January holiday (routine bank notice of closure)
Newspaper Excerpt
Monday. January being a the following banks be closed American Trust Co.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. December 17, 1927 The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, NC
Article from The Charlotte Observer, December 17, 1927

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Article Text

BANK APPOINTED RECEIVER Bankrupt Proceeding Also Are in Process Against Three Hardware The American Trust company for the company Dilworth Hardware company and the Matheson Hardware by Judge Harding in Meck superior the Hard had filed the the they have 29 to but final before

2. January 1, 1933 The Charlotte News Charlotte, NC
Article from The Charlotte News, January 1, 1933

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Article Text

BANK NOTICE Monday. January being a the following banks be closed American Trust Co. Charlotte National Bank Commercial National Bank Independence Trust Co. Merchants & Farmers National Union National Bank